Inside Rolliefest, the Superbowl of Watch Collecting Meetups

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On a sunny Friday morning in late September, about 200 collectors, dealers and watch world hangers-on rode the elevators up—way up—to Aspire, the private events space on the 102^nd floor of One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, for a four-hour brunch where food—the menu included a spinach and mushroom quiche followed by plates of chicken and…